Teaching English Abroad
Interested in fully immersing yourself in another culture, giving back to a local community, gaining career skills, and possibly getting paid to do it? Look no further for the inside scoop on teaching around the world.
General Articles
Teaching English Abroad: There's much more to it than knowing your ABCs.
By Amber Sasse
The TEFL Job Advantage: Gain professional skills and cross-cultural experience.
By Sam Leal
Lessons Learned: How to make the most of your teaching opportunity.
By Kimberly Larsson
Citizen Diplomacy: Teacher, traveler, friend, diplomat.
By Kaitlyn Jahelka
A World of Possibilities: The rewards and challenges of teaching abroad with a disability.
Written by Michele Scheib, adapted for Abroad View by Liz Granger
An Imperialistic Endeavor? How you represent, think, and talk about culture and language matters. By Sarah Menkedick
Articles by Region
How I Get to School: From Thailand to Ethiopia to Korea. By Seth Leighton
Conformity in Chile: Learning to adapt to a culture of anonymity. By Meredith Hutcheson
Anything is Possible: Life lessons in a Chinese living room. By Ashley Lauren Watkins
Teaching English in Ecuador: A WorldTeach volunteer learns lessons in cross-cultural communications. By Molly Beer
Beyond Drugs and Violence: Colombian students surpass their country’s image, as one teacher finds out during a year-long teaching experience through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship. By Elizabeth Stokely
Life as a Sensei: Adapting to Japanese culture while teaching with the JET Programme.
By Tiffany Minaret Sakato
Small Consistencies: Why Victorian novels and verbs matter in Namibia. By Irene Yuan Sun